Maths at primary school

As you might expect, mathematics is a very important subject at primary school. It is usually taught in specific lessons, but children practise and use their maths throughout the school day. This advice will help you to make sense of the different terminology used and understand how maths is taught.

Statutory requirements for teaching maths

Most schools have to follow an agreed curriculum in the teaching of maths. Follow these links to find out more:

Maths in School videos

Progress with Oxford activity books

This activity book will help your child to progress with maths while having fun, so they will quickly learn to add and subtract numbers and how to count on and back to find the answers.
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This activity book will help your child to progress with these core maths skills while having fun, so they will quickly learn solve calculations involving addition and subtraction with one and two-digit numbers up to 20.
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